On 7/4/12 7:29 AM, Han wrote:
Just Wondering wrote in
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On 7/3/2012 12:53 PM, Han wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote in
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On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 16:24:43 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
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OK, we've beaten this to death with facts, suppositions, and worse.
How about a new direction.

Forget global warming. Whether or not it exists and if it does how
much we contribute to it. Take a look at what else our pollution
has caused.

Acid rain:

http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/what/index.html

Or ocean acidification:

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/co2/story/Ocean+Acidification

I don't think there's much controversy over the fact that our
carbon emissions are causing these. Even disregarding global
warming, the effects of these would seem sufficient reason to curb
air pollution.

What reminded me of this was an article in this mornings paper
about the failure of oysters to breed in Pacific Northwest waters
due to increased acidity. See:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/201...idification-pu
ts- pressure-on-oyster/

I await the inevitable "it's not our fault" chorus from the usual
suspects :-).
The EPA and NOAA, bastions of fair and balanced judgement.
Just ask Algore.
Al Gore was a politician. EPA and NOAA are in a different business.
Their predictions don't always pan out, but generally, I'd like less
mercury in my air, not more.


You're concerned about mercury in the air? Really?

Just in case you didn't know, mercury emissions from powerplants were the
subject of a fight by the power companies. They didn't want to reduce
them as the EPA had ordered. Mercury volatilized in this manner is
apparently a problem:
"Ms. Jackson said that mercury and the other emissions covered by the
rule damaged the nervous systems of fetuses and children, aggravated
asthma and caused lifelong health damage for hundreds of thousands of
Americans. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/sc...rth/17epa.html


Thank God Al Gore forced us all to use CFL's so now we'll get less
exposure to mercury.


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